Custom procedure kit

Abstract

A custom procedure kit is provided, which comprises a plurality of medical-procedure tools and a cover that is wrapped around the plurality of medical-procedure tools to form wrapped tools. An outer container is fully disposed about the wrapped tools, and at least one sheet is disposed between the outer container and the wrapped tools. The sheet includes a listing of the plurality of medical-procedure tools and, for at least some of the medical-procedure tools, an unselected end-user selectable field.

We claim: 
     
       1. A kit comprising:
 a plurality of medical-procedure tools; 
 a cover that is wrapped around the plurality of medical-procedure tools to form wrapped tools; 
 an outer container fully disposed about the wrapped tools, the outer container having at least one portion that is at least substantially transparent; 
 at least one sheet disposed between the outer container and the wrapped tools, the at least one sheet being disposed so as to be visible through the at least one portion of the outer container that is at least substantially transparent, the at least one sheet including a listing of the plurality of medical-procedure tools and, for at least some of the medical-procedure tools, an unselected end-user selectable field; and 
 a handle having at least one portion that is transparent, the handle being disposed on the outer container such that at least a portion of the at least one sheet is visible through the portion of the outer container that is at least substantially transparent and through the portion of the handle that is transparent and wherein the handle comprises an arm-receiving sleeve, wherein the arm-receiving sleeve includes a pair of voids formed therethrough that are configured to receive a user's fingers so as to grasp the handle via the voids. 
 
     
     
       2. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of medical-procedure tools relate specifically to a particular genre of medical procedure. 
     
     
       3. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of medical-procedure tools include at least one:
 operating room towel; 
 gown; 
 drape; 
 suction tubing; 
 suction tip. 
 
     
     
       4. The kit of  claim 3  wherein the plurality of medical-procedure tools includes at least one of:
 plastic container; 
 syringe; 
 needle; 
 surgical implement. 
 
     
     
       5. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the cover comprises a patient support surface cover. 
     
     
       6. The kit of  claim 5  wherein at least one side of the patient support surface cover is sterile. 
     
     
       7. The kit of  claim 6  wherein at least some of the plurality of medical-procedure tools are sterile. 
     
     
       8. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the outer container is comprised of plastic sheeting. 
     
     
       9. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the outer container includes a color that indicates a particular genre of medical procedure to which the plurality of medical-procedure tools specifically relate. 
     
     
       10. The kit of  claim 9  wherein the outer container further includes text to further indicate the particular genre of medical procedure. 
     
     
       11. The kit of  claim 9  wherein the sheet includes coloring that matches the color. 
     
     
       12. The kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the outer container and the sheet further includes at least one marker, wherein the marker includes a color that indicates a particular genre of medical procedure to which the plurality of medical-procedure tools specifically relate. 
     
     
       13. The kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the outer container and the sheet further includes at least one marker, wherein the marker includes a color that indicates a barrier protection level of at least one of the plurality of medical-procedure tools. 
     
     
       14. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the pair of voids are curved in shape. 
     
     
       15. The kit of  claim 14  wherein the pair of voids are curved in shape with opposing concave portions. 
     
     
       16. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the listing of the plurality of medical-procedure tools includes, for each of the medical-procedure tools, the unselected end-user selectable field. 
     
     
       17. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the unselected end-user selectable field comprises an unchecked checkbox. 
     
     
       18. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the sheet further includes text to identify the purpose of the unselected end-user selectable fields. 
     
     
       19. The kit of  claim 18  wherein the purpose is to identify specific medical-procedure tools that went unused during a medical procedure that used other medical-procedure tools in the kit. 
     
     
       20. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the sheet further includes a color-based legend as regards at least one caution as pertains to usage of at least one of the plurality of medical-procedure tools, wherein a color as corresponds to the color-based legend highlights corresponding ones of the listed medical-procedure tools. 
     
     
       21. The kit of  claim 20  wherein the caution comprises a presence of latex. 
     
     
       22. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the listing further includes at least one medical-procedure tool that is not included in the kit. 
     
     
       23. The kit of  claim 22  wherein the sheet further includes, for at least some of the medical-procedure tools that are not included in the kit, an unselected end-user selectable field. 
     
     
       24. The kit of  claim 1  wherein the sheet further includes an optical code that contains, at least in part, a network address. 
     
     
       25. The kit of  claim 24  wherein the network address corresponds to a facility to receive information regarding user selections that have been made as regards the end-user selectable fields.